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MMAHelsinki - 46 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Archer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ed Hudson's chin.
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146 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer tries to clinch but Hudson is having none of it.
Hudson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hudson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hudson throws a combination that misses
and Archer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hudson!
Archer controls the position.
Hudson is looking to regain half guard here but Archer keeps moving and retains side control.
Hudson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hudson is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer trying to control the position but Hudson is working away.
Archer tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hudson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Archer controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson is working to get back to half guard.
Archer controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Archer working Hudson over with strikes here.
Archer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Archer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Archer takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Archer is looking for a choke. Hudson gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Hudson manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Hudson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Archer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Archer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hudson defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Archer controlling Hudson's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hudson tries to stand but Archer is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hudson stopping the sweep attempt from Archer.
Archer has a closed guard, preventing Hudson from standing up.
Archer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hudson defends it easily.
Archer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hudson has picked Archer up and slammed him! Archer can't keep hold of the triangle and Hudson manages to pass to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hudson working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Archer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hudson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hudson lands a nice hook to Archer's body. Archer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hudson throws a leg kick
and Archer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.
Archer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Archer wants to pass the guard but Hudson is defending well.
Archer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Archer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hudson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hudson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hudson manages to get himself to full guard.
Hudson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Archer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Archer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hudson for as long as he can get away with.
Archer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hudson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Archer wants to control from the top but Hudson keeps moving.
Hudson pushes Archer off and gets back to his feet.
Archer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hudson as he jumps to the side.
Ed Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson misses with a wild combination.
Archer closes the distance and clinches up with Hudson, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes Hudson against the cage but Hudson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hudson.
Archer tries for a takedown but Hudson circles away easily
and Hudson counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hudson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Archer circles away quickly and effectively.
Archer fails with the takedown.
Hudson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good work by Archer as he checks the leg kick.
Archer shoots in and drives through. Hudson sprawls well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Archer or perhaps it was just good defense by Hudson, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hudson wants it to stay on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Archer blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Hudson.
Hudson throws a body kick that misses
and Archer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Archer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Archer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Hudson scores with a hook to the body. Archer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Archer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hudson as Archer shoots in.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt.
Hudson throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Archer feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer tries to land a body kick
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hudson swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Archer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Archer darts in looking for a takedown but Hudson gets double underhooks and turns Archer into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer fails with the takedown.
Hudson misses with a kick to the body
and Archer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hudson!
Hudson is looking to regain half guard here but Archer keeps moving and retains side control.
Archer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hudson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hudson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hudson trying to remain calm as Archer controls from the top position.
Hudson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Archer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Archer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Archer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Archer working for a guillotine from mount but Hudson is in no mood to give up.
Archer controlling from mount.
Archer is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Hudson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Archer!
An out of breath Shawn Archer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fin Sven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fin Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Sven.
Penn is pushing Sven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn pushes Sven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Sven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Sven leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penn gets through Sven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Sven backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Sven wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Sven is rocked!
Penn pushes Sven against the cage. Penn is working some dirty boxing. Penn pushes off with a quick right hook! Sven goes down! Sven tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Penn moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reco Penn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pele Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Starker's choice of entrance music: Under Milk Wood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronaldo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Starker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starker stalling.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
It looks like Pele Ronaldo has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
Starker lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker works on Ronaldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Starker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
Good body shot from Starker.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starker.
Nice elbow from Starker.
Ronaldo is rocked!
Starker presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Ronaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starker pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Ronaldo! Starker unloads with more strikes and Ronaldo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Starker!
A relieved looking Paul Starker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suyoung Suh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Gardenia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Suyoung Suh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Suh misses.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the head.
Gardenia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suh drops his hands momentarily and Gardenia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gardenia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suh.
Gardenia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardenia misses with a wild combination.
Suh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gardenia scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gardenia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardenia lands with a nice body punch.
Gardenia tests Suh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardenia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Suh avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Gardenia with a nice cross.
Eli Gardenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suh looks to land a combination but Gardenia avoids it well.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gardenia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardenia misses with a jab to the body
and Suh counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Eli Gardenia has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardenia misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suh drops his hands momentarily and Gardenia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gardenia lands with a shot to the body.
Gardenia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gardenia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suh unleashes a big counter combination but Gardenia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suh manages to avoid it.
Gardenia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gardenia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Suh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gardenia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gardenia jabs Suh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gardenia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia cracks Suh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gardenia connects with a body shot.
Suh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suh drops his hands momentarily and Gardenia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gardenia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suh.
Suh throws a counter combo.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardenia lands a jab.
Gardenia lands a jab to Suh's midsection.
Gardenia connects with a body shot.
Suh avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Suh unleashes a big counter combination but Gardenia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Suh needs to keep his hands up - Gardenia had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia lands with a nice body punch.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suh manages to avoid it.
Suh misses with the combination.
Suh misses with a wild combination.
Suh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gardenia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gardenia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Gardenia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardenia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gardenia swings for the body but Suh moves out of range.
Gardenia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Suh unleashes a big counter combination but Gardenia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Suh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suh's coach down at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Suh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gardenia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardenia lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suh misses with a jab to the body
and Gardenia counters with a left to the body.
Gardenia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gardenia looks to land a combination. Suh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suh in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia thuds a left hand into Suh's body.
Nice jab there from Gardenia.
Gardenia works the jab nicely.
Suh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gardenia connects with the punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Suh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gardenia has got the better of the exchanges.
Gardenia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Gardenia.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Suh is just out of range.
Suh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gardenia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gardenia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eli Gardenia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia jabs Suh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Gardenia coming out on top.
Gardenia takes a swing at Suh's ribcage but misses.
Gardenia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suh can do to turn this around?
Gardenia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gardenia throws out a powerful jab.
Suh just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardenia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gardenia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Suh is looking for the big counter here.
Gardenia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia scores with a hook to the body. Suh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gardenia, as that shot connected.
Suh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gardenia.
Gardenia lands a jab to the head.
Suh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gardenia is looking to wear down Suh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gardenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gardenia cracks Suh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gardenia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Suh moves out of range.
Gardenia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gardenia.
Suh is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardenia scores with a shot to the body.
Suh is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardenia finish him?
Suh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gardenia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suh seems to have recovered his senses.
Suh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suh is breathing heavily.
Suh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suh gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gardenia gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Suh is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Gardenia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Bitchping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitchping comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm - Darude. The key to victory for Mitchell Bitchping has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Bitchping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Martin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitchping throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Bitchping's head coaches at The Good the Bad and The Ugly that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bitchping throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bitchping is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Bitchping circles away and we're back to standing.
Bitchping defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin misses with a body shot
and Bitchping counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bitchping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Bitchping shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bitchping was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mitchell Bitchping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Martin.
Whack! Bitchping lands a heavy head kick that drops Martin. The ref tackles Bitchping to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Martin was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mitchell Bitchping!
An intense looking Mitchell Bitchping took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Everyone knows who I wanna fight next after that performance. Kalle, come out from under that rock my friend '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Walker.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
Davis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eric Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eric Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Davis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Walker forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis jumps guard but Walker stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Davis avoids the head kick by Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker instigates a clinch.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis jumps guard but Walker stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Walker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis tries to counter by clinching up but Walker breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Walker lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker, which made it look bad.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walker scores with a head kick.
Jack Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Davis pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Walker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis tries to pull guard but Walker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eric Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Davis jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Davis tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis can't get the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis is rocked!
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Davis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker lands a head kick!
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Eric Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Walker scores with a head kick.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that Davis semi-blocks.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker lands a head kick!
Walker throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Whack! Walker lands a heavy head kick that drops Davis. The ref tackles Walker to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Davis was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Eric Walker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Selassie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones misses with a looping right.
Selassie throws a jab when Bones was well out of range.
Selassie takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Selassie tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Bones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bones moves forwards but Selassie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bones misses with a low kick.
Selassie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jon Bones has been cut.
Bones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Selassie circles away quickly and effectively.
Selassie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bones moves away.
Selassie walks into a left hand.
It looks like Victor Selassie has been cut.
Bones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Selassie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bones there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick from Bones lands but Selassie takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selassie throws a body shot but no joy.
Selassie misses with a straight left.
Selassie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones scores with a jab. Selassie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Selassie misses the shot to the body.
Selassie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Selassie throws an overhand right that lands on Bones's shoulder, as Bones tries to avoid the shot.
Bones scores with a hook to the body. Selassie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bones. Selassie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bones misses with the combination.
Selassie tries to clinch up.
Bones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Selassie.
Selassie misses the shot to the body.
Selassie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Selassie's guard.
Bones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Selassie is keeping the position for now.
Bones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Selassie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Selassie working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Selassie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Selassie keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Selassie tries to clinch up.
Bones attempts a counter takedown but Selassie avoids it well and moves away.
Selassie misses with a looping right.
Selassie tries to clinch up
and Bones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Selassie. That snapped Bones's head back.
Bones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selassie manages to avoid it.
Selassie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selassie misses with an uppercut.
Selassie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Selassie throws a hook but Bones avoids it easily.
Selassie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selassie looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Selassie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Selassie misses with a right hand
and Bones counters with a left to the body.
Bones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Selassie.
Bones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Selassie's half guard.
Selassie wants to control but Bones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Selassie trying to control but Bones postures up.
Selassie tries to get to full guard but Bones has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Selassie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Selassie throws a jab when Bones was well out of range.
A lazy left from Selassie finds it's target.
Selassie misses with a looping right.
Selassie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bones.
Bones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selassie misses the shot to the body.
Selassie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Selassie throws out a loose jab but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bones defending well as Selassie loads up on a big left hand.
Bones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bones closes the distance and clinches up with Selassie, looking for a takedown. Bones pushes Selassie against the cage but Selassie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selassie misses with a wild body shot.
Bones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Selassie.
Bones just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones slips a straight right by Selassie.
Bones throws a combination. Selassie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bones moves away.
Bones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Selassie checks a low kick from Bones.
Selassie is looking for the big counter here.
Bones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Selassie takes a step back to recover.
Selassie misses with a looping right.
Bones is looking to wear down Selassie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Selassie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Selassie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Selassie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bones - that will leave a mark!
Bones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victor Selassie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selassie forces Bones back against the cage and clinches.
Bones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Selassie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bones as he jumps to the side.
Selassie tries a low kick but Bones avoids it.
Selassie dodges the punch combination from Bones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones keeps Selassie at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Bones.
Bones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Selassie throws out the jab.
Bones avoids the head kick by Selassie.
No joy there for Selassie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Selassie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Selassie looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Selassie shoots in for a double leg but Bones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Selassie is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Bones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bones.
A jab from Selassie misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Selassie misses with a double jab.
Bones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Selassie avoids the body shot from Bones.
Bones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bones lands a leg kick that knocks Selassie off balance momentarily.
Selassie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Bones scores with the left hand. Selassie knows he should have avoided that one.
Selassie looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Bones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selassie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bones counters with a three punch combo that has Selassie backing up. Selassie nods at Bones to acknowledge the strikes.
Bones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bones cracks Selassie with a good jab.
Selassie has a takedown stuffed.
Jon Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Selassie.
A shot to the liver by Bones. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones slips a straight right by Selassie.
Selassie takes one to the side of the head.
Selassie throws out a powerful jab.
Bones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bones lands in his opponent's guard.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Selassie wants to hit a switch here but Bones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Selassie there!
Bones controlling the position easily from mount.
Bones with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bones cracks Selassie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Selassie is trying to defend but Bones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Selassie trying to control but Bones postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selassie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bones's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Selassie's guard. Nice work there by Bones.
Bones won't allow Selassie to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selassie controls Bones momentarily but Bones frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bones trying to control but Selassie is working from the bottom.
Bones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Selassie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Selassie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bones has managed to get both his arms back between Selassie's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Selassie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bones lands a couple of digs.
Bones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Selassie's head.
Bones connects with a couple of short punches.
Bones trying to control but Selassie is working from the bottom.
Selassie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bones connects with a couple of short punches.
Bones wants to control from the top but Selassie keeps moving.
Bones lands a couple of elbows.
Bones tries to free his leg and advance position but Selassie is retaining full guard.
Bones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Selassie's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selassie working a defensive guard here.
Bones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Selassie misses.
Selassie throws a jab when Bones was well out of range.
Jon Bones is winning the standup battle so far.
Selassie drops his hands momentarily and Bones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Selassie loads up on a big right hand but Bones slips the punch.
No joy there for Selassie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bones takes one on the button.
Selassie connects with a single shot there.
Bones lands a jab.
Bones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Selassie's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Selassie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Bones!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Delamitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Delamitri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Gravano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Delamitri!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Delamitri looking for a sweep. Not yet Delamitri, not yet.
Delamitri working for a triangle but Gravano defends it easily.
Delamitri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Delamitri can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gravano works over Delamitri with some ground and pound from guard.
Gravano landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delamitri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Delamitri is trying to control the position but Gravano postures up.
Delamitri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano wants to pass the guard but Delamitri is keeping the position.
Gravano throwing strikes from guard but Delamitri blocks nicely.
Gravano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delamitri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gravano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delamitri wants to sweep here but Gravano controlling him for the moment.
Gravano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delamitri keeping full guard, as Gravano tries to pass.
Gravano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gravano is working Delamitri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delamitri has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gravano has passed into side control.
Delamitri is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Delamitri is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gravano is working Delamitri over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gravano is staying tight to Delamitri's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ground and pound from Gravano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Delamitri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Delamitri is trying to control Gravano's posture but Gravano avoids it.
Delamitri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gravano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gravano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gravano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gravano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gravano controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano cracks Delamitri with a big elbow.
Gravano scores with punches from side control.
Delamitri is looking for a sweep.
Gravano grinds an elbow into Delamitri's temple.
Delamitri gets back to half guard.
Gravano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Delamitri gets full guard.
Gravano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gravano postures up and lands a big shot to Delamitri's brow.
Gravano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delamitri's guard.
We've been hearing that Gravano has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri tries to get to full guard but Gravano has control of the leg.
Gravano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Delamitri's head.
Gravano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Delamitri is rocked!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delamitri is still in real trouble! Can Gravano finish him?
Gravano lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Delamitri! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gravano jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
A relieved looking Sammy Gravano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Because I Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Conner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner gets a clinch.
Conner manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Conner.
I Can goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
I Can drops Conner with a left right combo! I Can follows him down to the ground into side control.
Conner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from I Can crashes against the mat.
Conner is still in real trouble! Can I Can finish him?
I Can looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
I Can tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no I Can has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
I Can is trying to get an arm triangle but Conner is defending well.
Conner seems to have recovered his senses.
Conner pushes I Can away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, I Can gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Conner struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is looking to reverse the position.
I Can is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
I Can is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Conner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Conner is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Conner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
I Can in side control, throwing shots but Conner defends.
I Can goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Conner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in I Can's guard! Nice work there by Conner!
Conner trying to stand up but can't free himself from I Can's guard.
I Can looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conner is one step ahead there.
I Can is trying to control the position from the bottom.
I Can looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
I Can has his foot on Conner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conner works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Can wants to sweep here but Conner controlling him for the moment.
I Can has his foot on Conner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conner works his way back into a safe position though.
Conner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
I Can is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conner controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I Can is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conner controlling from the top position.
Conner wants to get up but he can't break I Can's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
I Can is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now I Can is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Conner looking to hit a scissor sweep but I Can is one step ahead there.
I Can controlling from the top position.
Conner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Because I Can dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
I Can fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Conner misses with a hook. I Can ducked under it nicely.
I Can tries to keep at a distance but Conner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conner controlling the action here for a moment.
I Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Conner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Conner breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Can shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than I Can was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
I Can tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no I Can has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
I Can trying to control the action but Conner is working from the bottom.
I Can tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Conner is trying to control I Can's posture but I Can avoids it.
Conner is looking to regain half guard here but I Can keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Can tries to move into full mount but can't pass Conner's legs.
Conner is trying to improve his position.
Conner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on I Can's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Conner tries to escape but I Can is in control.
I Can wants to control but Conner is keeping him busy.
I Can working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Can is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
I Can in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Conner is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Because I Can!
Because I Can is the new featherweight champion!
Because I Can bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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